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Mac mini (Early 2005)
Overview Never before has Apple sold a $500 Macintosh. Never before has Apple been poised to grow their market share like they are with the Mac mini. The tiny Mac mini (6.5″ square, 2″ high, 2.9 lb.)...
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Mac mini (Late 2005)
Overview The original Mac mini was introduced in January 2005 at 1.25 GHz and 1.42 GHz. In July, Apple bumped base RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB. The “late 2005″ model boosts CPU speed to 1.33 GHz and 1.5...
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Mac mini (Core Solo)
Core Solo Mac mini: A Compromised Mac Overview We cannot recommend the Core Solo version of the Mac mini unless you plan to upgrade to a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo CPU. Performance of the Core Solo model...
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Mac mini (Early 2006)
Overview The Mac mini was the third Mac to make the switch to Intel CPUs. Both Early 2006 versions of the Intel-based mini include AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0, Apple’s remote control, gigabit...
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Mac mini (Late 2006)
Overview Kudos to Apple for abandoning the Intel Core Solo used in the original entry-level Intel Mac mini. With the Sept. 2006 revision, both models have Core Duo processors. The new mini has the same...
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Mac mini (Mid 2007)
Overview Apple “refreshed” the Mac mini the same day it unveiled new iMacs, iLife ’08, and iWork ’08. The updated model finally moves from the original Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo processor – along with...
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TenFourFox Is the Hands Down Winner for OS X 10.4 Tiger
Safari held its own for years, and Camino remains a very nice, speedy browser, but for OS X 10.4 Tiger users, Firefox had them both beat – and then the Firefox team stopped supporting Tiger and PowerPC...
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MacBook (Mid 2006)
We’ve been waiting quite a while to see what Apple would replace the iBook with, and the rumored 13.3″ widescreen MacBook is now a reality. The biggest surprise is that Apple is replacing both the...
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MacBook (Late 2006)
Has it already been six months since the original MacBook was introduced? Then it must be time for an upgrade. Now that Apple has solved most of the MacBook’s teething problems, they’ve improved it by...
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MacBook (Mid 2007)
Six months after moving the Macbook to Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPU, Apple upgraded the MacBook again. The improved model is faster, has twice as much RAM on the low end, includes a faster SuperDrive (2.16...
View ArticleTiger or Leopard for PowerPC Macs? Does It Matter Anymore?
Whenever a new version of Mac OS X is released, it is always debated whether it is an improvement over the previous version and whether it could slow down your machine, particularly if you are not...
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Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Perhaps the Best Version Ever
Prior to OS X, Apple had a rock solid operating system that was fast and stable, but by the time Mac OS 9 was released in 1999, it was looking very dull and dated, especially compared to what Microsoft...
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SeaMonkey PPC: Another Browser Option for PowerPC Macs
Following up on from some articles I wrote about TenFourFox, a port of Firefox 10 for PowerPC Macs, it would appear that Cameron Kaiser and his team are not the only ones still developing browsers for...
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OS X 10.4 Tiger Still Very Usable on a 500 MHz G3 Mac
At Low End Mac, we don’t scoff if you are still using a G3. We don’t laugh if you are still using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. We embrace these and ask you to share you experience. This is why I am writing...
View ArticleMac and Linux Side by Side
I am an Apple fan with a itch to scratch called Linux. I’ve tried being without a Mac and I cant do it, so I’m left with running Mac and Linux on the same machine. The past year has been a weird and...
View ArticleBack with Linux Again
It has been a roller coaster of computing in my life recently. About 18 months ago, after 10 years of being a hard-core dedicated Mac user, I decided that I wanted to try something else. Linux. I had...
View ArticlePismo PowerBook
a.k.a. PowerBook (FireWire), PowerBook (2000), PowerBook (Pismo) The last G3 PowerBook (just PowerBook, no longer PowerBook G3) was announced on February 16, 2000. It’s the same size and weight as the...
View ArticleMac mini (Early 2005)
Overview Never before has Apple sold a $500 Macintosh. Never before has Apple been poised to grow their market share like they are with the Mac mini. The tiny Mac mini (6.5″ square, 2″ high, 2.9 lb.)...
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Overview The original Mac mini was introduced in January 2005 at 1.25 GHz and 1.42 GHz. In July, Apple bumped base RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB. The “late 2005″ model boosts CPU speed to 1.33 GHz and 1.5...
View ArticleMac mini (Core Solo)
Core Solo Mac mini: A Compromised Mac We cannot recommend the Core Solo version of the Mac mini unless you plan to upgrade to a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo CPU. Performance of the Core Solo model is so...
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